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210  ARGENTINA REGION B Y REGION

1 Mendoza

Lying at the base of the eastern Andes, Mendoza was
devastated by the 1861 earthquake. Extensively rebuilt,
it now has lush landscaped plazas deco rated with striking
tilework, murals, statuary, and fountains. The heart of the
country’s wine industry, the city is an ideal base from which to
explore many excellent bodegas (wineries) that dot the area.
It draws a large number of foreign tourists through the year,
especially during the city’s wine harvest festival in March.
Even during the winter months, Mendoza gets visitors who A bustling sidewalk café in Mendoza city
enjoy the clear, mild days and go skiing in the nearby Andes.

P Plaza Independencia P Plaza España P Plaza Italia
Espejo, Chile, Rivadavia & Patricias Ave España & Montevideo. @ 7 Montevideo & 25 de Mayo. @
Mendocinas. @ ( Sat & Sun. Built by tradi tional artisans from Densely planted with palms
Museo Municipal de Arte Moderno: Spain in the 1940s, Plaza España and conifers around a central
Tel (0261) 425-7279. Open 9am–8pm is the most colorful fountain and
Tue–Fri, 2–8pm Sat, Sun, & hols. and visually dramatic studded with
& 8 7 - = of all Mendoza’s statuary on Roman
∑ ciudaddemendoza.gov.ar
plazas. It has themes, Plaza Italia,
Occupying the city’s lacquered tile murals once called Plaza
geographical center, Plaza and geometric Lima, honors
Independencia is Mendoza’s Moorish designs on Mendoza’s Italian
modern hub. Shaded by syca- its fountains and immigrants and
mores and acacias, it hosts a benches. The murals their heritage.
weekend crafts fair and live reflect themes from Spanish-style tiled murals at Argentinian
concerts. It is also the site of Argentinian and Plaza España sculptor Luis
Teatro Quintanilla, a live theater Spanish literature Perlotti created
venue, the subter ranean Museo and history, including the famous the Etruscan-style wolf that
Municipal de Arte Moderno, Don Quixote, the gaucho classic symbol izes the founding of
and the presti gious 1920s Martín Fierro, Columbus’s voyage, Rome. Even the grapes that
Plaza Hotel, which has been and the Spanish missionaries produce Mendoza’s wines get
refurbished by the Hyatt chain. of Argentina. their sym bolic tribute here.

Mendoza
1 Plaza Independencia 5 Plaza San Martín Mendoza Airport
2 Plaza España 6 Parque Bernardo O’Higgins 4 miles (6 km)
3 Plaza Italia BELTRÁN Templo de Museo
4 Plaza Chile San Francisco del Área
ALBERDI
Fundacional
9 DE JULIO AVE GRAL. SAN MARTÍN CORRIENTES TE CASEROS Bernardo
BARCALA SALTA URQUIZA MON ITUZAINGÓ
Parque
CORDOBA
AVE GODOY CRUZ
PATRICIAS MENDOCINAS
San Francisco
AVENIDA LAS HERAS
PLAZA GRAL. PAZ Basílica de LA RIOJA SAN LUIS O’Higgins
ENTRE RIOS
0 meters 800 CHILE NECOCHEA
BUENOS AIRES
0 yards 800 CNEL. RODRÍGUEZ P E R U G U T I É R R E Z PLAZA S A N J U A N L A VA L L E SARMIENTO AV G O B . V I D E L A A L B E R D I
AV E ES PA Ñ A
25 DE M AY O
PLAZA
SAN MARTĺN
E S P E J O
CHILE
C ATA M A R C A
JULIO A. ROCA
de Arte Moderno
VILLANUEVA B E L G R A N O Hospital
Parque ZAPATA A V E B E L G R A N O RIVADAVIA PLAZA Museo Municipal G A R I B A L D I SAAVEDRA
INDEPENDENCIA
San Martín PLAZA SAN LORENZO A V E N I D A A L E M
Central
MONTEVIDEO
ITALIA
PLAZA
A V E A V E C O LÓ N ESPAÑA AVE GRAL. SAN MARTÍN LOPEZ, B. Q U AY M A L L E N
Bus
AVE ZAPATA
AVENIDA MOLINA PEDRO Museo de Canal Cacique Guaymallén Terminal
Centro Bellas Artes Chacras de
Civico Emiliano Guiñazú Coria
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